The ordeal that Yoenis Cespedes’ mother and other family members faced as they struggled to join the Oakland Athletics outfielder in the United States reads like a movie script: An escape from Cuba, a …

From Elias: Tommy Milone struck out 10 Yankees batters and did not allow a run on Friday while his fellow rookie Yoenis Cespedes had four hits in five at-bats and scored the game-ending run. It’s the …

John Shea reporting from Camp Cespedes . . . UPDATE: Bob Melvin just made it official after the A’s beat the Rockies 6-4. Cespedes will start in center field and bat second (Coco Crisp isn’t playing). …